Norton has gone 10-0 against Streetsboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Norton Panthers will be playing at home against the Streetsboro Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Norton sitting on three straight wins and Streetsboro on four.
It was a proper cat-fight when Norton faced off against St. Martin de Porres on Saturday. Norton put the hurt on St. Martin de Porres with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Norton was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-10, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kennedy Cooper, who had five digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Sanderson, who had three digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Norton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Streetsboro's way against Cloverleaf last Thursday as Streetsboro made off with a 3-0 win.
Streetsboro never let Cloverleaf on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 27-25, 25-21.
Katie Blythe was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 16 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Norton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Streetsboro, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Norton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Streetsboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Norton took their win against Streetsboro when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Norton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Streetsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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